intriguer
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A person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer.
From BBC ● May 23, 2013
How Baldwin hoped to lift his own popularity by dumping the extremely popular King, the Beaver, who himself was a compulsive intriguer, never quite made clear.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of those below Zhdanov, his most serious rival is Georgi Malenkov, 44, a brilliant backstairs intriguer.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Canton, Ho worked for Borodin, the Russian intriguer who helped undermine China.
From Time Magazine Archive
Let us assume for the moment that the countess is a spy and an intriguer.
From The Weight of the Crown by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White
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